Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 31031, Moses Folsom, Continental N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER _____
Continental N. 76.
Folsom Moses
S 310-31
CONTENTS

Maine 2292
Moses Folsom
Cook Co - in the State of Maine who was a Private - in the Company commanded by Captain Boardman of the Regt by Col Wyman - in the New Hampshire Militia Troops -
Yrs No - P o $ 23. 33
Inscribed on the Roll of, Maine at the rate of 23 - Dollars 33 - Cents per annum to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th day of April 1833 and sent to J. Goodwin Esqr. Alfred, Me
Bears to the 4th of March 1833. 46.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Sept " 11.66
$ 58.32
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Not June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. T. Sprague - Clerk Book E - Vol. 1 - Page 15

State of Maine.
County of York, ss. On this third day of September, personally appeared in open court, before the Hon William A. Hovey, Judge of the Court of Probate, now sitting at Alfred, for and within said county of York, Moses Nelson, — a resident of town of Acton, late a part of the town of Shapleigh, in the county of York and state of Maine, aged — eighty — years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7, 1832. That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated, in the Revolutionary Army:
That he enlisted or volunteered at Exeter in the county of Rockingham in the state of New Hamp- shire, about the month of December, 1775, with Captain Benjamin Boardman of said Exeter for the period of six weeks, and served in the company of New Hampshire militia under the command of said Capt. Benj. s Boardman, Lieut. Porter Kimball, & Ensign Winthrop Duley, both of Greatwood, adjoining said Exeter, where the declarant then lived, and marched with said company to Winter-Hill, near Brinker Hill in Charlestown, M c . and there arranged to the New Hampshire Regiment of Militia commanded by Col. Enoch Poor, Lieut. Col. M c Afee, & Major Stephen Gillay; and that he served at said Winter Hill, for the period of two months, and received pay for two months, although engaged for six weeks, and discharged or dismissed there about the month of March, 1776.
the month of March, 1776. And again he the said Moses Tolsom enlisted at Brentwood, near Exeter, with Captain William Harper of said Brentwood, where this declarant then lived, about June or July, 1776, for the period of five months; and served for that period in the company commanded by Capt. W m Harper, Lieut. Benjamin Mooney & after him Lieut. Robert Peaseley, & Ensign Elisha Prescott in in the New Hampshire Regiments of Militia under command of Col. — W m Gunn, & Lieut. Col. — Canter, & the majors name not recalled.

recollected, and that he marched with said company from said Brentwood, thro' Candia, Striey to Num-bur East  Portsmouth in New Hampshire, on Connecticut river, now & it is believed then called Charlestown, N. H. and there crossed the river into Vermont, and passed thro' a town called Hubbardston, and reached Lake Champlain at or near Mount Independence, opposite Tienderoga, where and in the vicinity he served in said company & regiment for the period of five months, at the expiration of which time was discharged there about November or December 1776. While this declarant served at Mount Independence and vicinity, part of the Army under Genl. Benedict Arnold embarked on board the fleet & went down Lake Champlain, and meeting the British fleet, was defeated, & retreated to Tienderoga & Mount Independence; and it is recollected there were several regiments from New Hampshire, to wit, Col. Wymans, Col. Starks, Col. Poor's, and Col. Patterson's & Col. Nicholson's regiments from Massachusetts. And he has never received any pension, and he hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity, except under the present application, and declares that his name is not on the pension rolls of the agency of any state.
And he hereby declares he lived in Brentwood at the times he enlisted as aforesaid, and about 1784 he removed thence to Shapleigh, now called Acton as aforesaid. Witness: Jere. Goodwin, John P. Brann
Moses Folsom
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
Before Mr. H. Hays Judge of said court
We Ezra Kellogg, a clergyman, residing in the town of Alfred, and Jeremiah Goodwin, esquire, residing in town of Alfred, hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Moses Folsom, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be about eighty years of age, that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Ezra Kellogg. Jeremiah Goodwin.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid
Before Mr. H. Hays Judge of said court
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter & after putting the inter-

negatives prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states - And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that Regina Kellogg, who has signed the foregoing certificate is a clergyman resident in the town of Alfred, Maine, & that Jeremiah Goodwin Loomis is a resident in said town of Alfred & a magistrate and that they are both credible persons & that their statement is entitled to credit. Wm. A. Hayes judge of said court
State of Maine. York ss. William Allen Clerk, Register of the Court of Probate aforesaid as heretofore certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Court in the matter of the application of Moses Folsom for a pension: And I also further certify that Jeremiah Goodwin is a justice of the peace for said county of York, and that the signature following purporting to be his is genuine.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court this third day of September A.D. 1832.
Wm. Allen Clerk, Register of Probate.
I Paul Fawell of Milton in the county of Strafford & State of New Hampshire, esquire, being duly sworn, doth depose and say, that I am eighty seven years of age, that I lived in Exeter in the county of Rockingham and state of New Hampshire from about 1774 to 1790, and about the latter period removed to said Milton; that since about 1775 or 1776, I have always known Mr. Moses Folsom, now present in Alfred, but resident of the town of Acton, late a part of the town of Shapleigh, in the county of York and state of Maine, a town adjoining to said Milton, and about six or seven miles from my residence, that said Moses Folsom lived at Brentwood, a town adjoining said Exeter, from 1775 when I first knew him, till about 1784, when he removed to said Shapleigh, where he now lives in said Acton. During the Revolutionary war, and ever since, I have always understood from said Folsom and others, his neighbors, that said Moses Folsom was a soldier in the Revolutionary army, and served two short tours at Prospect Hill, near Charlesstown & Cambridge, Massachusetts, and afterwards another tour on Lake Champlain or its borders, but the period he served I do not now recollect. From what I have heard him state more than fifty years ago, as well as others, I have no doubt of his having been a soldier at two tours of service.

first at Prospect or Winter-Hill in 1775 or 1776, and again on Lake Champlain in 1776 or 1777. I know it was always understood he so served, and from long acquaintance with him, I have no doubt he (said Moses Folsom) so served. and further saith not.
Witness: Jeremiah Goodwin.
Paul Dwest
State of Maine. County of York, ss. Town of Alfred, September 3, 1802. Then Paul Jewett, esq. of Milton, personally appeared and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing affidavit by him sub- scribed in my presence. And I hereby certify that I know the said Paul Jewett only by reputation, and that he is considered highly credible & reputable.
Before me, Jeremiah Goodwin, Justice of the Peace for York county.
Miss Estlin

12942 Nurs Folsom
Admitted 7 mo's $ 23.33
J. Goodwin Esq. Alfred Maine

12942
BRIEF in the case of Moses Folsom County of York in the State of Maine (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity? —  3. How old is he? 80.  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      Exhibit A In 1775 about December. „ 2 „ Private  Gen. Col. Coor —  Capt. Boardman, Lieut. Kimball     do. 1776 June „ 5 rolls Private  Capt. Hunker, Lieut. Mooney,  Col. Wyman —   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Exeter, N. Hampshire and at Brentwood N.H.  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? Traditionary  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? Correct 
X  Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above-mentioned.
J. Waugh Examining Clerk. March 13.. 1833.

M. E. E.
Rev. & 1883 War Section
October 1, 1888
Mr. George E. Davis 1120 North Avenue Rock Island, Illinois
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 8888, it appears that Nathan Folsom , while a resident of Brentwood, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, enlisted in December, 1775, served in Captain Benjamin Harkness's Company, Colonel Nathaniel Pease's New Hampshire Regiment, and was discharged in March, 1776.
He enlisted in June or July, 1776, served in Captain William Harper's Company, Colonel Spaulding's New Hampshire Regiment, and was discharged in November or December, 1776.
Soldier moved, about 1781, from Brentwood, New Hampshire to Shapleigh, later called Acton, York County, Maine, and while a resident of that place he was allowed pension on his application executed September 5, 1822, at which time he was aged eighty years.
There are no data on file relative to his family.
The above noted Nathan Folsom is the only soldier by that name found on the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau, and said records fail to afford any information in regard to any Jonathan Folsom.
Respectfully,
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER.

MRS. GEORGE H. DAVIS 1128 4TH AVENUE ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS
Bureau of Pensions Department of the Interior:- Dear Sir:-
Would you kindly tell me if there is in your records any reference to the War Service of Lieut. Jonathan Folsom . Born 1724 - died 1800. I have from a Folsom Genealogy reference to his service at the Brandywine Hill Battle and previous service in French and Indian Wars.
Also if there is any reference to War Service of his son Moses Folsom - Born 1749 - died 1832.
Lt. Jonathan Folsom lived in Newmarket and Epping - Maine -
Moses Folsom, the son, lived in Newmarket and Acton - Maine.
Thanking you - I am
Respectfully
(Helen Folsom Davis)
Helen F. Davis.
1128-4 Ave.
Rock Island - Ills.

31031 Rev INVALID.
File No. 31,031
Moses Folsom Rev Rev War
Act: June 7 th 1823
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 141
[Arrangement of 1870.]